N87AW - 1954 Dehavilland DHC-3 Aircraft Registration

N87AW is a 1954 Dehavilland DHC-3, a single-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Summit Leasing LLC in Kenai, AK. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 22, 1997. The registration certificate was issued on November 4, 2004. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2029. Powered by a P&w PT6A SERIES engine producing 500 horsepower, N87AW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABF412 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N87AW was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 60.5709, -151.2452 on August 1, 2025. The FAA registry record for N87AW was last updated on July 22, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

de Havilland Aircraft produced iconic aircraft from the Tiger Moth trainer to the Comet jetliner. de Havilland Canada's DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-6 Twin Otter remain among the most respected utility aircraft ever built. AviatorDB tracks 1,814 Dehavilland aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DHC-3 model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N87AW. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.